50 THINGS TO EXPERIENCE IN THE SOUTHWEST
Welcome to the Bigroads list of 50 things to experience in the American Southwest!
The American Southwest will captivate you with its scenery, history, culture and cuisine. To help you experience some of the best of this special region, we have made a list of 50 outstanding experiences for savvy travelers. The list presented below is not listed in any particular order.
#1 - BACKPACK TO THE WATERFALLS OF HAVASUPAI
(Arizona)
#2 - GO SANDBOARDING AT WHITE SANDS NATIONAL PARK
(New Mexico)
#3 - TAKE A SCENIC JOURNEY ON THE CUMBRES & TOLTEC RAILROAD
(New Mexico)
#4 - GO UNDERGROUND ON A TOUR OF CARLSBAD CAVERNS NATIONAL PARK
(New Mexico)
#5 - TOUCH FOUR STATES AT ONCE AT FOUR CORNERS MONUMENT
(Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico)
#6 - JOIN A NAVAJO GUIDE FOR A TOUR OF ANTELOPE CANYON
(Page, Arizona)
#7 - DRIVE ON US-163 THROUGH MONUMENT VALLEY
(Utah & Arizona)
#8 - TEST YOUR FEAR OF HEIGHTS BY CLIMBING ANGELS LANDING
(Zion National Park, Utah)
#9 - SEE EAGLES FLY AT THE ARIZONA-SONORA DESERT MUSEUM
(Tucson, Arizona)
#10 - RENT A HOUSEBOAT ON LAKE POWELL
(Arizona)
#11 - TAKE A DIP AT UPPER CALF CREEK FALLS
(Grand-Staircase Escalante National Monument, Utah)
#12 - BE AWED BY THE SETTING OF THE CHAPEL OF THE HOLY CROSS
(Sedona, Arizona)
#13 - CATCH A SUNSET AT DELICATE ARCH
(Arches National Park, Utah)
#14 - SLIDE DOWN A NATURAL WATERSLIDE AT SLIDE ROCK STATE PARK
(Sedona, Arizona)
#15 - CLIMB ABOARD A HOT AIR BALLOON IN ALBUQUERQUE
(New Mexico)
#16 - GO BACKPACKING IN THE NEEDLES DISTRICT OF CANYONLANDS
(Canyonlands National Park, Utah)
#17 - SEE THE WORLD'S BEST METEOR IMPACT SITE
(Meteor Crater, Arizona)
#18 - VISIT A PISTACHIO FARM AT MCGINN'S PISTACHIO TREE RANCH
(Alamagordo, New Mexico)
#19 - CLIMB A SERIES OF STEEP LADDERS TO ANCIENT RUINS
(Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico)
#20 - GO ON A MULTI-DAY RAFTING EXPEDITION ON THE COLORADO RIVER (Arizona)
#21 - WALK A FEW MILES OF "THE STRIP"
(Las Vegas, Nevada)
#22 - TAKE A GUIDED TOUR OF THE HOOVER DAM
(Nevada & Arizona)
#23 - SEE 1000's OF INSTRUMENTS AT THE MUSICAL INSTRUMENT MUSEUM
(Phoenix, Arizona)
#24 - HIKE GUADALUPE PEAK, THE TALLEST PEAK IN TEXAS
(Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas)
#25 - WALK THROUGH THE ZION RIVER NARROWS
(Zion National Park, Utah)
#26 - SAVOR A PRICKLY-PEAR MARGARITA
(Arizona)
#27 - RENT A HIGH-CLEARANCE VEHICLE AND EXPLORE BLM LAND VIA 4WD
(Moab or Kanab, Utah)
#28 - MEANDER THROUGH A NARROW SLOT CANYON
(Arizona & Utah)
#29 - TAKE A HUMMER TOUR WITH MOAB ADVENTURE CENTER
(Moab, Utah)
#30 - WALK IN A LAVA TUBE AT LAVA RIVER CAVE
(Flagstaff, Arizona)
#31 - GAZE AT LANDSCAPE ARCH, THE LONGEST NATURAL ARCH IN THE USA
(Arches National Park, Utah)
#32 - GO CANYONEERING WITH EXCURSIONS OF ESCALANE
(Escalante, Utah)
#33 - TAKE AN OVERNIGHT TRIP DOWN TO PHANTOM RANCH
(Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona)
#34 - WALK THROUGH A MAZE OF HOODOOS IN GOBLIN VALLEY STATE PARK
(Utah)
#35 - GO SHOPPING FOR WORLD-CLASS ART PIECES ALONG CANYON ROAD
(Santa Fe, New Mexico)
#36 - TAKE A PINK JEEP® TOUR
(Sedona, Arizona)
#37 - RIDE ON THE LONGEST AERIAL TRAMWAY IN THE USA
(Sandia Peak Tramway, New Mexico)
#38 - HEAR WORLD-RENOWNED OPERA STARS AT THE SANTA FE OPERA
(Santa Fe, New Mexico)
#39 - SKI OR SNOWBOARD THE EXCELLENT RESORT OF TAOS SKI VALLEY
(Taos, New Mexico)
#40 - FIND SOME REAL DINOSAUR FOOTPRINTS
(Tuba City, Arizona)
#41 - DRIVE THROUGH THE BEARIZONA WILDLIFE PARK
(Williams, Arizona)
#42 - CATCH A SUNRISE OR SUNSET AT THE GRAND CANYON
(Arizona)
#43 - GO ARCH-HUNTING IN ARCHES NATIONAL PARK
(Utah)
#44 - VISIT THE ANIMALS OF BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SANCTUARY
(Kanab, Utah)
#45 - DRIVE NEAR OR ALONG THE MEXICAN BORDER
(California, Arizona, New Mexico or Texas)
#46 - ENJOY AN MUSICAL OR CONCERT AT THE TUACAHN AMPHITHEATRE
(Ivins, Utah)
#47 - DRIVE UT-12, ONE OF THE MOST SCENIC PAVED ROADS IN THE USA
(Utah)
#48 - ENJOY A DATE-NUT SHAKE
(Arizona & California)
#49 - RELAX IN SOME DEVELOPED OR UNDEVELOPED HOT SPRINGS
(New Mexico)
#50 - TOUR BADWATER BASIN, THE LOWEST POINT IN NORTH AMERICA
(Death Valley National Park, California)
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